Does Domain rating actually matter that much anymore?

praetserge

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Apr 4, 2014

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• Today at 10:01 AM

• #21

Even when I buy guest posts, I don't look at DR but traffic.
The pricing can go something like $50 - DR20+, $70 - DR30+, $100 - DR50+, traffic 5k+... so I already go for the cheapest ones as the traffic is pretty much the same and DR is useless and easily manipulated.

 

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Raka Pratama

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Aug 8, 2026

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• Today at 11:13 AM

• #22

I wouldn't ignore DR completely but I wouldn't make it the deciding factor either Relevance real traffic and the quality of the site matter more in my opinion

 

seo mastermind

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Apr 2, 2026

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• Today at 2:17 PM

• #23

tbh i still check DR, but i don't treat it like some magic number. relevance and real traffic tell me a lot more.

 

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bhargavi64

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• #24

Yes dr is mostly overated as is ahrefs metrics and not really important for google at all and peoples use dr to fake domain value all the time so keep this in mind